
A rare glimpse
By Grace Miller, Cannon Falls High School
• January 31, 2023

Latin’s Newest Must-Read: ‘Growing Pains’
By Eliza Lampert, Latin School of Chicago
• January 25, 2023

Get Ready to talk about GRWM
By Callie Kinsinger, North Cobb High School
• January 25, 2023

Jina Jeon ’23 publishes novel
By Zoe Goor and Everett Lakey
• January 24, 2023

Modern art gets too much hate
By Alexa Bu, Bellaire High School
• January 23, 2023
Performers unveil work in the arts during Student Directed Showcase productions
By Sidak Sanghari, Hima Thota, Alison Yang, and Sally Zhu
• January 20, 2023

Newman’s New Wave
By Harry Lowitz, Francis W. Parker School
• January 19, 2023

Are Marvel’s new projects “bad,” or are you just not the target audience?
By Maddie Kaltman, Walt Whitman High School
• January 18, 2023

Clover Hill alumni release debut album, make waves in music scene
By Levi Xayachack, Clover Hill High School
• January 18, 2023

Living in a story: Escape games provide entertainment and education to the Frederick community
By Mia Lucas, Linganore High School
• January 18, 2023

“Avatar: The Way of Water” is a visual spectacle
By Thomas Rose, BLUE VALLEY NORTHWEST HIGH SCHOOL
• January 18, 2023

‘The Godmother of Punk’ will live on: Vivienne Westwood’s legacy
By Shobini Iyer, Pleasant Valley High School - IA
• January 17, 2023

A look behind the scenes of Cirque du Soleil’s ‘Corteo’
By Katherine Wu and Kate Michel
• January 17, 2023

‘She Said’: How Do We Watch Movies After #MeToo?
By Lyla Granich, Latin School of Chicago
• January 13, 2023
NewJeans’ new wave
By Janell Lim, Hagerty High School
• January 11, 2023

Let’s get the band back together: Student bands at Hayes
By Grace Metz, Rutherford B. Hayes High School
• January 11, 2023

Senior publishes book for health awareness
By Lilly Ashworth, Mater Dei High School
• January 11, 2023

Algorithms of students’ digital world
By Raj Jaladi, Parkway West High School
• January 11, 2023

Nepotism Babies Are Everywhere
By Emily Nguyen, Wentzville Liberty High School
• January 10, 2023
![Although society is reaching an all-time high for mental health awareness, celebrities are still facing heavy scrutiny about what they depict in their art, particularly surrounding mental health. Musical artist Taylor Swift received backlash for her display of body dysmorphia in her “Anti-Hero” music video. “There’s a difference between saying being fat is bad and saying you have [an] eating disorder that you’re constantly battling,” Swift fan @expiredthrills said on Twitter.](https://bestofsno.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/01/Taylor-Swift-Body-Dysmorphia-.jpg)
Taylor Swift silenced from “Speaking Now” about her experience with body dysmorphia
By Elle Rotter, Parkway West High School
• January 5, 2023

Behind the Michelin star: fine dining’s finest
By Maya Campbell and Gracia Shao-Xue
• December 22, 2022

“Wednesday” replaces the creepy, kooky Addams Family with clumsy clichés
By Sofia Jones Rivera and Tanvi Rao
• December 20, 2022
![Anti-Black bigotry is prevalent on the internet, and online platforms are some of the most significant factors in perpetuating this anti-Black discrimination. For example, anonymity on the internet emboldens people to say racist things online that they would not typically say in person. “[People] can have fake names and say what they want because you don’t know them, and they know you don’t know them. They’ll say pretty hurtful things about African-Americans, and they’ll use a lot of vulgar language about [us]. I believe you’re more likely to hear racism online than anywhere else,” junior Nylah Thompson said.](https://bestofsno.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/12/EA8EB3A6-DC66-4CC3-81CE-F6AFF36E0F92-900x600.png)
Digital discrimination: Black voices — and the suppression thereof — in digital spaces
By Elizabeth Franklin, Parkway West High School
• December 20, 2022

The representation of the LGBTQ+ community in media
By Alyssa Wang and Neha Ayyer
• December 19, 2022

“Violent Night” is a gory take on Christmas films
By Joseph Sanfilippo, Colonia High School
• December 19, 2022

A tale of two fandoms: what happened between Blackpink and TwoSet Violin?
By Grace Huang, Amador Valley High School
• December 16, 2022

AI powers new age of talent
By Irene Sheen, Sunny Hills High School
• December 16, 2022

BookTok praises few books, proves dangerous for most authors
By Alex Gaines ’25, Staples High School
• December 15, 2022
![Junior Mateo Jones performs at Tunnel Vision in July 2022. Performing live provides motivation for Jones. [Concerts] really got me really interested in making music again, Jones said.](https://bestofsno.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/12/2022-11-05-900x595.jpeg)
A Starity is born
By Lanie Sepehri, McCallum High School
• December 15, 2022

Pandemic helps senior artist find her passion
By Kelly Egan, Londonderry High School
• December 14, 2022

A Los Al senior’s podcast: ‘The Sy-STEM’
By Bella Kim, Los Alamitos High School
• December 14, 2022

“God of War Ragnarök” brings a masterfully balanced experience
By Kelly Quinn, Foothill Technology High School
• December 14, 2022

Ranked: From stage to screen
By Elise Fisher, Granite Bay High School
• December 12, 2022

Swifties Seeing “Red” with Ticketmaster After Disastrous Concert Presale
By Emmanuelle Desmet, Coral Gables Senior High School
• December 9, 2022

World Championships: the unknown side of Pokémon
By Andrew Shu, Carlmont High School
• December 9, 2022

Fall Play: ‘The Laramie Project: Ten Years Later’
By Davis Marks and Alden Detmer
• December 9, 2022

The Virtual Glass Ceiling
By Melody Cui and Kathryn Foo
• December 8, 2022

Stark Gallery: an art gallery for education, not profit
By Charley Fisher, Xavier College Preparatory Academy - AZ
• December 8, 2022

Molly Morneweck: Not your average summer job
By Penelope Biddle, Wayland High School
• December 8, 2022

Students sew for self-expression
By Clare O'Connor, University of Chicago Laboratory High School
• December 8, 2022

‘Get Ready With Music’ Spotify feature provides personal entertainment
By Zoe Karibian, The American School in London
• December 7, 2022

‘Black Panther: Wakanda Forever’ fills a void
By Audrey Lippert, West Linn High School
• December 6, 2022

Netflix’s “Wednesday” is a Supernaturally Good Hit
By Maggie Craig, South Forsyth High School
• December 5, 2022

An ornamental task
By Dhriti Pai, Lovejoy High School
• December 2, 2022

C’mon Now, Just Tune In
By Olivia Cadwell, Rock Canyon High School
• December 1, 2022

“Enola Holmes 2” is the epitome of a family-friendly movie on Netflix
By Ella Shen, Dougherty Valley High School
• November 30, 2022
![Microtrends are trends that last for just one fashion season, accelerating the trend cycle and quickly deeming particular styles as outdated. “[Micro-trends] kill the ideas of individuality and fashion because people are just following these trends,” fashion enthusiast Shreya Balakrishnan (12) said. “They dont build up on their own style or what they are comfortable and confident with.”](https://bestofsno.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/11/AG_microtrendsillustration-900x315.png)
Rise of micro-trends: Social media’s harmful grasp on fast fashion
By Ariana Goetting, Selina Xu, and Claire Zhao
• November 30, 2022

Flipping the script
By Noah Braun, McCallum High School
• November 28, 2022

Gautam Vedula scores with music scores
By Anirud Lappathi, California High School - CA
• November 23, 2022

Paying homage to a 75-year-old story
By Sadie Good, Lake Zurich High School
• November 23, 2022
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